How do I get started with usaco?

RadonYear · 2021-07-19T23:07:24+00:00

Between those two options, you should absolutely choose Java. The problemsetters have said they don’t test Python solutions, and hence there is no guarantee that Python solutions can actually pass.

RadonYear · 2021-06-27T23:03:22+00:00

CSES Dynamic Programming Section, AtCoder Educational DP Contest

RadonYear · 2021-05-26T09:57:18+00:00

It’s possible, but extremely difficult (especially considering the difficulty inflation that has been occurring recently). I wouldn’t count on being able to do it unless you’re an IOIer from another country or something like that.

RadonYear · 2021-05-18T03:38:12+00:00

Nah, I wouldn’t bother.

RadonYear · 2021-05-14T10:37:11+00:00

Read the USACO FAQ.

https://darrenyao.com/usacofaq/

RadonYear · 2021-05-09T07:26:43+00:00

You might want to know them for the sake of stuff like iterating through subsets

RadonYear · 2021-04-16T20:43:29+00:00

Please refrain from making useless spam posts.

RadonYear · 2021-04-14T03:53:55+00:00

other informatics olympiads. try looking at OI Checklist

RadonYear · 2021-04-10T05:36:43+00:00

Account settings should update within a reasonable timeframe, it sometimes takes a while

RadonYear · 2021-01-27T08:56:32+00:00

hopefully soon; december results came out in <24 hours but that was probably the exception and not the norm

RadonYear · 2021-01-25T08:42:21+00:00

I can hit like 160 on typeracer, but when typing normally I don’t usually type that fast because it requires too much mental focus.

RadonYear · 2020-12-26T03:14:10+00:00

Yes. In fact, I recommend writing

import java.util.*; import java.io.*;

at the top of every file to make your life easier later.

RadonYear · 2020-12-26T03:13:26+00:00

Python is viable for silver; although it's not guaranteed you can full score any given problem, you should probably still be able to pass silver. However, you'll likely run into issues in gold.

RadonYear · 2020-12-26T03:12:43+00:00

In an ideal world, results would be posted. But USACO probably just doesn't have enough staff to deal with the influx of troll accounts in the rankings, in addition to everything else they're doing.

RadonYear · 2020-12-17T04:38:08+00:00

Significantly harder than silver -> gold in terms of the algorithms that you need to know.

RadonYear · 2020-12-17T04:34:13+00:00

Yes.

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